KENT -- People concerned about the environmental impact of hydrofracking -- a technique used to extract natural gas from the earth -- learned more about the process Thursday during a presentation sponsored by the Kent Energy and Environmental Task Force.

The process of extracting natural gas from shale deposits has pitted the economics of the technique against environmentalists who believe it is harmful to the earth.

Hil Davenport, a senior at Kent School, gave a presentation on the basics of hydrofracking to 38 people who attended a panel discussion Thursday at the Kent School Dickinson Auditorium.

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